One million flee Syria war: UN
The UNHCR said the one million figure comprised both registered refugees and those awaiting registration
Pharaonic and psychedelic design wins
Ink uses modern adaptations of traditional patterns on Egyptian stationary
New violence in strike-hit Bangladesh
"We suspect the cocktail was hurled from a moving vehicle," Biplob Sarker, a senior policeman in Dhaka
LatAm leaders mourn Chavez, US urges improved ties
Ideological allies across the region lined up to salute Chavez
Bites Fil Beit: ‘Eysh bel tom – Garlic bread
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own…
On boycotting the elections: Shadow vote
Can boycotting the parliamentary elections yield results for the opposition?
“The Revolution continues”: No longer a slogan
When the crowds swelled in the Square of Liberation in January 2011, the chant of al-sha’ab yurid isqat al-nidham (‘the people demand the fall of the regime’) was a pithy…
On the youth and the revolution
For many, the early days of the revolution served as a political coming-out for a number of underground organisations, some weak, others strong, and individuals, all out to prove their…
